BUDGET OFFICER - TITLE 32

As a Budget Officer, GS-0560-12, you will: Operate the Resource Management System, a network of commanders, resource advisors, cost center managers, and technical advisors aligned to the Wing/GSU organizational structure and oriented towards the management of appropriated funds and workdays for the accomplishment of unit missions. Provide resource managers with necessary guidance, information, knowledge, and training to accomplish mission goals and objectives. Design presentation materials for, chairs, conducts, and document the quarterly meetings of the Financial Working Group (FWG).

Design materials for, briefs, and document the quarterly Financial Management Board (FMB). Serve as the principal author for local resource management policy development and publication. Interpret guidelines issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congress, the Department of Defense (DoD), the United States Air Forces and Joint Services, the National Guard Bureau (NGB), and NGB/FMA and issues supplementary authoritative budget guidance.

Ensure compatibility with financial goals and objectives issued by higher authority. Review, consolidate, approve, modify, or disapprove budgetary data and reports submitted for consistency with goals, objectives, reasonableness, and accuracy. Present budgetary briefings with supporting statistical data to senior leadership who use the data to defend budget and manpower requirements and as a basis for making military decisions.

Serve as the principal budgetary advisor to senior leadership and top management personnel in maintaining balance, efficiency, and economy of operations to accomplish programmed objectives. Exercise technical authority and discretion in distributing appropriated funds and workdays, approving or disapproving expenditures, validating or invalidating unfunded requirements submissions, and determining the required degree of funds control measures based on interpretations of fiscal law, the ANG Financial Guidance, generally accepted accounting principles, and locally developed resource management policy. Exercise judgment and provide advice to commanders and resource advisors to ensure efficient, economical, and balanced use of funds.

Oversee budget formulation, validation, compilation, and submission, requiring the frequent contact with commanders, resource advisors, higher headquarters (ANG/FMA), and field counterparts. Develop, prepare, present, justify, and defend analyses and summaries of budget performance at FWG and FMB meetings, staff meetings, impromptu meetings with senior leadership, related conferences, and during compliance or readiness inspections. Issues the annual financial plan "call" to commanders and resource advisors ensuring timely notification, clear and concise instructions, and achievable "suspenses" for all required actions.

Validate, edit, consolidate, and submit baseline information, programmatic changes, unfunded requirements, and external worksheets to ANG/FMA before specified due dates. To facilitate strategic decision-making, consider not just current-year execution of funds, but also historical costs up to five years, multi-year procurement funds and military construction funds. Review initial funding (programmed or received) and devise and carry out apportionment to base organizations ensuring financial continuity between fiscal years.

Issue "call" for annual spend plans to commanders and resource advisors, ensuring timely notifications, clear and concise instructions, and "suspenses" for all required actions. Review, validate, approve, and/or adjust unit spend plans ensuring provision for "baseline" organizational expenses. Review and apportions initial programmed or received funding for "model-driven" programs and other commodities and ensure unit program managers, resource advisors, and commanders are notified of related distributions.

Promptly review, validate, adjust, and finalize unit rephasing and reprogramming requests. Ensure notification to the originator after such actions thereby preventing interruption or delay to primary mission operations. Review, analyze, and project quarterly requirements for all programs and takes action as necessary to ensure the adequacy of all quarterly allotments as defined on the current funding document issued by ANG/FMA.

Follow up on approved distributions by ensuring the prompt and accurate loading of fund targets to the accounting and supply systems, and by notifying the affected unit's resource advisor. Ensure the summary fund targets in the accounting records match the annual and quarterly amounts on ANG/FMA funding documents. Ensure quarterly material targets in the accounting records match related targets in the Standard Base Supply System (SBSS). Perform other duties as assigned.

If you are using Education to qualify for this position: Successful completion of undergraduate study in an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester hours for 12 months of experience.

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position.

If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Concepts, Policies, and Principles of Budget

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12891852A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application.

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To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. Other supporting documents: RIP. Financial Management Level II Certified